When a single mom
goes out on a date
with somebody new

It always winds up
feelin` more like
a job interview
My mama used to

wonder if she`d
ever meet someone
Who wouldn`t find out
about me and then

turn around and run
I met the man
I call my dad
when I was five years old

He took my mom out
to a movie and for once
I got to go
A few months later

I remember lying
there in bed
I overheard him
pop the question

and I prayed that
she`d say yes
And then all of a sudden
oh it seemed so strange to me

How we went from
something`s missin`
to a family
Looking back

all I can say about
all the things
he did for me
Is I hope I`m at least

half the dad that
he didn`t have to be
I met the girl
that`s now my wife

about three years ago
We had the perfect marriage
but we wanted something more
Now here I stand surrounded

by our family and friends
Crowded `round
the nursery window
as they bring the baby in

And now all of a sudden
oh it seems so strange to me
How we`ve gone from
something`s missin`

to a family
Looking through the glass
I think about the man
that`s standing next to me

And I hope I`m at least
half the dad that
he didn`t have to be



Lookin` back
all I can say
about all the things

he did for me
Is I hope I`m at least
half the dad that
he didn`t have to be

Yeah I hope I`m at least
half the dad that
he didn`t have to be
Because he didn`t have to be

You know he didn`t have to be